Suicide rates by age detailed who in Maldives
Maldives: Suicide rates by age detailed who was 0.9662 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rates by age detailed who in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.9662 for suicide rates by age detailed who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age detailed who in Maldives peaked at 5.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9662, in 2021.
That places Maldives 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide rates by age detailed who in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.78 | — |
| 2001 | 5.33 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.73 | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 4.26 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.99 | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 3.24 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 4.04 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.46 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.48 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.24 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.18 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.36 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.84 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 3.93 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.23 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 3.12 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.43 | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 1.83 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9662 | -30.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.9662 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.9662 is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.54, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.32 | 2.99 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 | 1.75 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 0.9662 | 1.39 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates by age detailed who in Maldives?
- Suicide rates by age detailed who in Maldives was 0.9662 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age detailed who recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age detailed who recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9662 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for suicide rates by age detailed who?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rates by age detailed who rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates by age detailed who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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